9-14-12

Armor

  • hoplies wore helmets and shields
  • bronze
  • greaves
    • shin gaurds
  • weapontry
    • spear or spike
      • 6 or  feet long
    • swords or dagers
  • tactics
    • phalax
      • used against the persians in 490bc
      • rows of spears creating wall.
  • famous battles
    • battle of thermopoly
      • 480 bc
      • persians won vs spartans
      • spartans lost 300 men
    • battle of salamis
      • greeks vs persians aat sea
      • 1/3 of xerxes fleet was lost
  • types of soldiers
    • hoplite
      • best armorand wepons
      • skilled in fighting
    • paltast
      • lighter infantry
      • protectors
      • spears
      • surrond hoplites
    • Psiloi
      • no body armor
      • sucky weapons
      • no shields
      • poor peop
    • Cavalry
      • on horses
      • armend umarmend
      • leather or metal armor
      • javelin
      • were scouts
  • types of people
    • wealthy-leader of army
    • second welthy-calvery
    • third wealthy-hoplite
    • poorest-archers or psiloi
  • delian league
    • persian league
      • spartans launched war to force atheniian to give up league
      • joined in 478 to 47 bc, alliance greek city states

 

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